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Are You Considering Withdrawing from College?
If you are thinking about withdrawing from college, please come and speak to an advisor or counselor first. Although you may feel discouraged at the moment, an advisor or counselor can help you determine if withdrawing is the right decision, or if there are other options you haven't yet explored.
Your education is an investment in your future and LCCC wants to help you reach your goals!
Before You Drop that Class!
Dropping a class after your academic semester has begun is a very important decision. Sometimes it is in your best interest to withdraw from a class. But, before you drop a class:
Are You Considering Withdrawing from College?
If you are thinking about withdrawing from college, please come and speak to an advisor or counselor first. Although you may feel discouraged at the moment, an advisor or counselor can help you determine if withdrawing is the right decision, or if there are other options you haven't yet explored.
Your education is an investment in your future and LCCC wants to help you reach your goals!
Before You Drop that Class!
Dropping a class after your academic semester has begun is a very important decision. Sometimes it is in your best interest to withdraw from a class. But, before you drop a class:
- First check important dates and deadlines regarding withdrawal from class or classes. For example, if you drop within the first 5 weeks, you would get an automatic "W" on your transcript. This signifies that you withdrew from class without a grade; nothing is averaged into your GPA. If you withdraw from the 6th to the end of the 8th week the instructor may assign you either a "W" or a "Y" (which means that you were failing at the time of withdrawal.) Please note that excessive "W" and "Y's" may affect your academic standing and your eligibility for financial aid.
- Confer with your instructor first. Discuss your progress, your grades, your potential for passing, and your reasons for dropping. He/she may volunteer an alternative to dropping.
- Reconsider your major or program of study; ask yourself:
- Are you in the right major?
- Are you committed to it?
- Do you like your major subjects?
- How does your major figure in your long term career goals?
- If you're uncertain about any of this, talk with an advisor or counselor and choose a major or program of study that's right for you. Then plot out your short term and long term goals.
- Are you getting financial aid for the course? If you drop the course, how will the change in number of credits affect your financial aid package? Talk with a representative from the financial aid office: 610-799-1133
- Have you paid the tuition out of your own pocket? If so, pay attention to the published deadline for full refund, (before the start date) partial refund, (75% the first week, 50% second, 25% third) no refund any time after the third week.
- Will dropping this class affect your academic standing?
- Is staying covered under your parents' health insurance plan an issue for you and your parents? Most health insurance carriers require a student to be full time (12 OR MORE CREDITS) per semester in order to keep their coverage. What will happen if you drop down to 9 credits or six credits, etc.? Check with your family, health insurance policy or call your provider.
